List of Tinkoff riders and staff

Former Team Saxo Bank staff are road bicycle racers and sporting directors previously employed by the professional cycling team of Tinkoff, previously known as Team CSC.

Former riders

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Name Born Nationality Previous Enter Left Afterwards
Lars Michaelsen 1969   Denmark Team Coast 2003 2007[1]
Christian Vande Velde 1976   United States Würth 2005 2007[2]
David Zabriskie 1979   United States Discovery Channel 2005 2007 Slipstream–Chipotle[2]
Luke Roberts 1977   Australia ComNet Senges 2005 2007
Martin Pedersen 1983   Denmark 2006 2007 Team GLS[3]
Ivan Basso 1977   Italy Fassa Bortolo 2004 2006[4] Discovery Channel[5]
Giovanni Lombardi 1969   Italy Domina Vacanze 2005 2006 Retired[6]
Peter Luttenberger 1972   Austria Tacconi Sport 2003 2006 Vorarlberger[7]
Christian Müller 1982   Germany (neo-pro) 2005 2006 Skil–Shimano[8]
Andrea Peron 1971   Italy Fassa Bortolo 2002 2006 Retired[9]
Jakob Piil 1973   Denmark Acceptcard 2000 2006 T-Mobile Team[10]
Brian Vandborg 1981   Denmark (neo-pro) 2004 2006 Discovery Channel[11]
Linus Gerdemann 1982   Germany (neo-pro) 2005 2005 T-Mobile Team
Fabrizio Guidi 1972   Italy Team Bianchi 2004 2005 Phonak
Vladimir Gusev 1982   Russia (neo-pro) 2004 2005 Discovery Channel
Thomas Bruun Eriksen 1979   Denmark (neo-pro) 2002 2005 Retired
Manuel Calvente 1976   Spain (neo-pro) 2002 2005 Agritubel
Tristan Hoffman 1970   Netherlands TVM 2000 2005 Sports director for Team CSC
Michele Bartoli 1970   Italy Fassa Bortolo 2004 2004 Retired
Frank Høj 1973   Denmark Team Fakta 2004 2004 Gerolsteiner
Jörg Jaksche 1976   Germany ONCE–Eroski 2004 2004 Liberty Seguros
Maximilian Sciandri 1967   United Kingdom Lampre 2004 2004 Retired
Bekim Christensen 1973   Denmark Team Coast 2003 2004 Retired
Jimmi Madsen 1969   Denmark (without contract) 2002 2004 (track racing)
Michael Sandstød 1968   Denmark Chicky World 1999 2004 Retired
Lennie Kristensen 1968   Denmark Team Fakta 2003 2003 Retired
Andrea Tafi 1966   Italy Mapei 2003 2003 Alessio–Bianchi
Julian Dean 1975   New Zealand U.S. Postal Service 2002 2003 Crédit Agricole
Tyler Hamilton 1971   United States U.S. Postal Service 2002 2003 Phonak
Geert Van Bondt 1970   Belgium Mercury/Viatel 2002 2003 Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
Paul Van Hyfte 1972   Belgium Lotto–Adecco 2002 2003 Vlaanderen-T Interim
Nicolas Jalabert 1973   France ONCE–Eroski 2001 2003 Phonak
Arvis Piziks 1969   Latvia Rabobank 1998 2003 Retired
Michael Rasmussen 1974   Denmark (mountain biking) 2002 2002 Rabobank
Marcelino Garcia Alonso 1971   Spain ONCE–Eroski 2001 2002 Labarca-2 Cafe Baque
Olivier Asmaker 1973   France Festina 2001 2002
Francisco Cerezo 1971   Spain Vitalicio Seguras 2001 2002 Labarca-2 Cafe Baque
Laurent Jalabert 1968   France ONCE–Eroski 2001 2002 Retired
Raphael Jeune 1975   France (neo-pro) 2001 2002
Danny Jonassen 1974   Denmark Team Fakta 2001 2002 Retired
Bjarke Nielsen 1976   Denmark Chicky World 2000 2002 Team Fakta
Martin Rittsel 1971   Sweden Chicky World 2000 2002 Team Fakta
Koen Beeckman 1973   Belgium Lotto–Adecco 2001 2001
Rolf Sørensen 1965   Denmark Rabobank 2001 2001 Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
Bo Hamburger 1970   Denmark Cantina Tollo 2000 2001 Index Alexia
Jacob Moe Rasmussen 1975   Denmark Acceptcard 2000 2001 Team Fakta
Nicolai Bo Larsen 1971   Denmark TVM 1999 2001 Gerolsteiner
René Jørgensen 1975   Denmark (neo-pro) 1998 2001 Team Fakta
Michael Steen Nielsen 1975   Denmark (neo-pro) 1998 2001
Matthew Gilmore 1972   Belgium SPAR-RDM 2000 2000 Vlaanderen-T Interim
Frank Corvers 1969   Belgium SPAR-RDM 2000 2000 Ville de Charleroi-New Systems
Allan Johansen 1971   Denmark Chicky World 2000 2000 Team Fakta
Christian Andersen 1967   Denmark (neo-pro) 1998 2000 Sports director for Team CSC
Mikael Kyneb 1972   Denmark PSV Team Cologne 1998 2000 Team Fakta
Jesper Skibby 1964   Denmark TVM 1998 2000 Retired
Federico Colonna 1972   Italy Asics 1999 1999 Cantina Tollo
Marc Streel 1971   Belgium Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance 1999 1999 Collstrop–De Federale Verzekeringen
Juris Silovs 1973   Latvia Schauff Öschelbronn 1998 1999 Cofidis
Marc Strange Jacobsen 1972   Denmark ABC 1998 1999 Retired
Michael Rosborg 1971   Denmark (neo-pro) 1998 1999 Retired
Brian Holm 1962   Denmark Team Telekom 1998 1998 Acceptcard
Danny Nelissen 1970   Netherlands Rabobank 1998 1998 Retired
Carlos Sastre 1975   Spain ONCE–Eroski 2001 2008 Cervélo TestTeam

Former stagiaire

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Name Born Nationality Year Afterwards
Kasper Klostergaard 1983   Denmark 2005 Team CSC
Chris Anker Sørensen 1984   Denmark 2005 Team CSC
Andy Schleck 1985   Luxembourg 2004 Team CSC
Roberto Arroyo 1978   Spain 2003 no contract
Morten Knudsen 1981   Denmark 2003 no contract
Pablo Urtasun Perez 1980   Spain 2003 no contract
Javier Ramirez Abeja 1978   Spain 2002 ONCE–Eroski
Fränk Schleck 1980   Luxembourg 2002 CSC–Tiscali
Thomas Bruun Eriksen 1979   Denmark 2001 CSC–Tiscali
Michael Rasmussen 1974   Denmark 2001 CSC–Tiscali

Former sports directors

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Name Born Nationality Previous Enter Left Afterwards
Tristan Hoffman 1970   Netherlands rider for Team CSC 2005 2006 T-Mobile Team
Johnny Weltz   Denmark 2001 2005 TIAA–CREF
Sean Yates 1960   United Kingdom 2003 2004 U.S. Postal Service
Christian Andersen 1967   Denmark CSC–Tiscali 2001 2004 Barloworld
Jørgen Marcussen   Denmark Team Coast 2002 2003 none
Per Pedersen 1964   Denmark none 2002 2003
Alex Pedersen 1966   Denmark none 1998 2003 none
Torben Kølbæk   Denmark none 1998 2000 none

References

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  1. ^ "Lars Michaelsen Takes One More Turn". Team CSC. 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
  2. ^ a b "Vaughters confirms Millar, Vande Velde, and Zabriskie". CyclingNews.com. July 30, 2007. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  3. ^ "Team GLS sikrer sig Martin Pedersen" (in Danish). Team GLS. 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2007-11-03.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Ivan Basso To Leave Team CSC". Team CSC. 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2006-10-18.
  5. ^ "Italian Basso signs for Discovery". BBC News. 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
  6. ^ "Lombardi retires". VeloNews. 2006-10-20. Archived from the original on 2006-10-22. Retrieved 2006-10-20.
  7. ^ "Five New Riders for Rock-Solid Team CSC in 2007". CSC. 2006-12-28. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  8. ^ "Christian Müller completes Skil–Shimano cycling team roster". Skil–Shimano. 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2006-11-24.
  9. ^ "A Day with Andrea Peron". PezCycling News. 2006-12-08. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  10. ^ "Jakob Piil Leaves Team CSC in 2007". Team CSC. 2006-08-31. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2006-08-31.
  11. ^ Jensen, Peter Fiilsø (2006-10-11). "Vandborg til Discovery" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
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